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Lumbar Percutaneous Facet Denervation

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In this chapter, we summarize the pertinent anatomy and technique of the percutaneous facet denervation technique in the lumbar spine. We also review the current literature on the outcome of lumbar facet denervation.

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    Robert Jan Stolker

  2. Department of Anesthesiology, ICU & Pain Therapy, Catharina-ziekenhuis, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

    Hans van Suijlekom

  3. Department of Anaesthesia & Perioperative Medicine, Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

    André van Zundert

  4. Pain Center, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Haren, The Netherlands

    Gerbrand Groen

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  1. DGS – Cologne – Huerth, Cologne-Hürth, Germany

    Danilo Jankovic

  2. Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Philip Peng

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Stolker, R.J., van Suijlekom, H., van Zundert, A., Groen, G. (2022). Lumbar Percutaneous Facet Denervation. In: Jankovic, D., Peng, P. (eds) Regional Nerve Blocks in Anesthesia and Pain Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-88727-8_47

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